The Legalizer

Reports: SKorean pop star Rain settles US lawsuit

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean pop star and actor Rain has settled a civil suit over a canceled concert in the United States, reports said Wednesday.

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Collectibles site Bigreds.com filed a lawsuit against Yahoo in the US District Court in the Eastern District of New York over the Overture affiliate click fraud allegation. Court order shows that Bigreds has shown their belief that a lucrative affiliate program was run over by Overture led to the alleged click fraud. Bigred alleged that affiliates earned up to 12 percent commission per click, with Bigreds sometimes paying over $3 per click.

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A new complaint has been filed in “click fraud” class action lawsuit against Google, the search engine, that Google hasn’t taken steps to prevent click fraud and has misrepresented efforts to stop swindlers from repeatedly clicking Web site links to drive up advertising costs.
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Final approval to $90 million click-fraud class-action settlement between Google Inc. and advertisers, alleged Google allowed third parties to drive up fees by fraudulent use of its Web search advertising system has been granted in Arakansas court.
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A U.S. judge will revise $90 million “click fraud” settlement between Internet search engine Google Inc. and advertisers who say they were victims, after receiving 51 objections over the agreement.
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Yahoo declared that it is considering refunding money to advertisers and paying almost $5 million in attorney fees to settle the class action lawsuit which alleges that the company has been profiting from bogus sales referrals generated through a sham known as “click fraud”.
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An ex-Google Inc. advertiser Joseph Kinney sued over a proposed $90 million class action settlement in Arkansas state court, arguing the amount grossly understates how much the online search engine leader has benefited from a ruse known as “click fraud.”
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Google Inc. said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a class action lawsuit over advertising fraud by outside parties on its site, in a bid to put the controversy behind it.

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Google, Inc. has been sued by AIT, a two-time INC 500 Company who has advertised with Google for years, as the representative plaintiff in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

The suit was based on fraudulent clicks and Google’s refusal to take steps against it even though the company is well aware of the practice. The suit is seeking for class action status.
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